I need a suggestion...

Okay, so I'm primarily a writer. I'm good at sitting in front of a computer for hours on end making funny things happen to characters I've created. Technically, I am making up the dialogue as I write, as it pops into my head which is not too different from improv.

I bring this up because I just finished my 8-week improv class at the Coldtowne theater in Austin.

Anyone who knows me is fully aware that I am no actor. I would not even make the community theater cut. I am like a black hole of talent the moment I open my mouth. That being said, practically everyone says to be a good director, you need to take an acting class. See what it's like from the other side. And since I'm waaaay to chicken to take a proper acting class, I took the improv class. Which promised lots of stage time. Both Collin and Brad took the class with me so that made it even easier to take.

And it was fun. The teachers were both extremely talented and supportive, which helped because I was usually hell of nervous when I got on stage. It was a great group of people in the class (all far more talented than I) and I fed off their skillz like the acting parasite I am. Coldtowne teaches long-form improv, so it's more like what you see from the Upright Citizens Brigade than "Who's Line is it Anyway?"

So now it's over. And I learned quite a bit from this class. I was better than I thought I would be (though my expectations were very low). I got a few laughs here and there. Confirmed that Collin is awesome at this stuff. He'll continue taking classes and get even better. And maybe I'll be a better director for it. But again, I'm a too much of the writer cliche. I need to time to write and rewrite a line until it's perfect. I do think this class has helped me trust my gut instincts a little more and for that, I am grateful.

That being said, I can guarantee that I will never appear in front of the camera in my projects ever again. Collin wouldn't let me. I've made him promise.